Thanks for the feedback brother, if you have any other thoughts please let me know! Also, please help my channel grow by sharing my vids to your tacoma friends!
Word of advice, Always... Make sure to take off the inlet first, simply to make sure you can fill it once you drain it, sounds like a dumb comment, but I've seen many people work their ass off to get the seized exit drain plug off only to strip the inlet plug then they can't fill it
Hey safety first bru! Chalk them rear tires, E-brake and just to be safe add some floorjacks/jackstands underneath your truck incase them ramps falls over!
The job is easier if the drain & fill bolts are sprayed with WD40 hours or days before replacing the fluid. I have a 2011 & the rust is Ridiculous despite little road salt used in my area.
I did my rear and sprayed it several days in advanced. I'm about to do the front on Friday and will spray it tomorrow. I'm very nervous I'll strip the hex botls even after spraying them down
Hi KFlo - love your videos. Very basic question but did you have to remove any factory "skid" plates to get access to the front diff? All of the videos I have seen don't mention this step or show it. Thanks. I have a 2015 DCSB TRD OR. Thanks.
You open up the fill plug and either look through the hole or stick your finger into there. You'll be able to tell by touch if the lubricant is at the same level as the fill hole or well below it.
What is differential oil that you use for the front? For the rear is different ? I am not sure if i need to use the same, I have a 2005 toyota tacoma prerunnner
Go to Amazon.kflo-krib.com to see my list of maintenance fluid recommendation. I use 75w90 for the rear diff. You have a prerunner so you dont have a front diff. If you're talking about the transmission fluid I use MT90 because mine is manual
Righty oh again! BUT Keep in mind MT90 is still a viscosity equivalent to 75W90 which is the proper grade for that gear system and IT IS designed for gear shifting in manual transmissions. The front diff does have a shifting collar for going into 2WD, 4HI and 4LO. Therefore, I went with this one for smooth gear shifting!
I'm not sure if they make any specific to the diff. You can contact the manufacturer to see if they have the proper pitch and thread size for that as well as probably the diff, transfer case and transmission. That's a pretty good idea though
MT 90 is 75W-90 for Manual Transmission. I used MT-90 for the front because it's very similar to the manual transmission with the synchro ring engaging the stub shaft for the diff
@@KFloTacoma I belong to that site. I see '98s an '05s. I know 2001-2003 are all the same. I scraped off the dirt/oil/grime where the plug should be. I still couldn't see it. Took the entire wheel off to get a better look. The drain plug is right there like yours
KFlo's Tacoma Build thanks- found it a bit after I asked. Those top bolts look tough to attack, as well as getting the repaired unit into place without messing up the RTV sealant.
Here's the link for the products I used:
Gallon of Redline 75W90: amzn.to/3aRdwkn
Fluid Pump: amzn.to/2MhxMCh
No nonsence and direct easy directions, well done!
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Short and sweet and straight to the point. Great video dude!
For anyone that has a stripped drain plug... This Lexus plug fits and is not an allen key.
Lexus Part No.:90341-24016
Thanks for the feedback bro
I just ordered 2 of these, thx!
New subscriber here. You have the best tacoma diy videos! I appreciate that they are quick and include torque specs. Keep it up!
Thanks for the feedback brother, if you have any other thoughts please let me know! Also, please help my channel grow by sharing my vids to your tacoma friends!
@@KFloTacomaYou are a lifesaver my friend! Have you entertained any thoughts about moving to the Pacific Northwest?
Best tacoma channel on youtube
Thanks for the kind words dude!
Knocked this out that is to you my guy 🙌🏼 saved me hundreds!
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KFLo you the man sure do enjoy your videos. Thanks for posting them.
Awesome to the point video with specs! Thank you for making video and sharing!
Awesome, thank you for watching and supporting the channel!
Word of advice, Always... Make sure to take off the inlet first, simply to make sure you can fill it once you drain it, sounds like a dumb comment, but I've seen many people work their ass off to get the seized exit drain plug off only to strip the inlet plug then they can't fill it
That’s an excellent idea!
Hey safety first bru! Chalk them rear tires, E-brake and just to be safe add some floorjacks/jackstands underneath your truck incase them ramps falls over!
You did everything right except one major problem!! You need to have the truck leveled to fill it back up
i thought the truck has to be level
Must be level
Very helpful my friend.
The job is easier if the drain & fill bolts are sprayed with WD40 hours or days before replacing the fluid.
I have a 2011 & the rust is Ridiculous despite little road salt used in my area.
Great idea, thanks for sharing!
I did my rear and sprayed it several days in advanced. I'm about to do the front on Friday and will spray it tomorrow. I'm very nervous I'll strip the hex botls even after spraying them down
So glad you included what YMM this tacoma is. Since every year of tacoma are exactly the same right?
It’s extra nice cuz it’s my gen so everything is literally exactly the same.
Nice, I'm glad my tutorials work out well for you! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
Hello everyone can I use 75W90 on rear and front deff and transfer case ?
Yes, 75w90 is specified out as the right viscosity for the truck.
You dont mention gasket number of which fluid you used.
Thanks buddy
Awesome, I'm glad this video helped!
Is it bad to do this with the truck on ramps? Just wanted to clarify as the video shows the truck on ramps.
Hi KFlo - love your videos. Very basic question but did you have to remove any factory "skid" plates to get access to the front diff? All of the videos I have seen don't mention this step or show it. Thanks. I have a 2015 DCSB TRD OR. Thanks.
No need. You can see at 0:44 that the skid plate is still on the truck
Is the rear oil 75-90 can use in the front lubricant
if you drain it all the way it's nearly 2qts FYI (on 2nd gen 6 speed anyway)
How can you check fluid level to see if it is low?
You open up the fill plug and either look through the hole or stick your finger into there. You'll be able to tell by touch if the lubricant is at the same level as the fill hole or well below it.
@@KFloTacoma thx
How often do you change 4x4 fluid ? Ty .
Every 30,000 miles
KFlo's Tacoma Build ty sir 👍
I have know that Toytoa use 75/85 for front, rear differentials and for transfer case. Am I correct. thanks and God Bless.
Great vid
Thanks man! if you can sub to my channel and share any of my vids with your tacoma friends, that would really help me out!
thank you!
What is differential oil that you use for the front? For the rear is different ? I am not sure if i need to use the same, I have a 2005 toyota tacoma prerunnner
Go to Amazon.kflo-krib.com to see my list of maintenance fluid recommendation. I use 75w90 for the rear diff. You have a prerunner so you dont have a front diff. If you're talking about the transmission fluid I use MT90 because mine is manual
My 01 tacoma has the rear diff lock (button) do I need a specific gear oil or synthetic 75w90
mt 90 is manual transmission fluid just to let you know
Righty oh again! BUT Keep in mind MT90 is still a viscosity equivalent to 75W90 which is the proper grade for that gear system and IT IS designed for gear shifting in manual transmissions. The front diff does have a shifting collar for going into 2WD, 4HI and 4LO. Therefore, I went with this one for smooth gear shifting!
Great job kabayan. Doing this tom., front and rear
No need to use crush washers/gaskets?
+Ariel Dela Fuente you can reuse the ones that's already there
you didnt mention cleaning the magnetic drain plug before reinstalling lol
Yes you're right! lol
Do they make Fumuto valve for the diff?
I'm not sure if they make any specific to the diff. You can contact the manufacturer to see if they have the proper pitch and thread size for that as well as probably the diff, transfer case and transmission. That's a pretty good idea though
I thought you said use 75-90 fluid for differentials and mt90 for trans fluid?
MT 90 is 75W-90 for Manual Transmission. I used MT-90 for the front because it's very similar to the manual transmission with the synchro ring engaging the stub shaft for the diff
I have an '03 and the drain plugs are in the same location but the damn fill plug is elsewhere
It should hopefully be easy to spot. Did you try Tacomaworld.com to see if someone did a write up on the 1st gen tacoma?
@@KFloTacoma I belong to that site. I see '98s an '05s. I know 2001-2003 are all the same. I scraped off the dirt/oil/grime where the plug should be. I still couldn't see it. Took the entire wheel off to get a better look. The drain plug is right there like yours
Do you have a video showing the removal/ reinstallation of the front 4x actuator?
Yes! Thats actually one of my first videos. Check it out: czcams.com/video/ZJESG91GbCQ/video.html
KFlo's Tacoma Build thanks- found it a bit after I asked.
Those top bolts look tough to attack, as well as getting the repaired unit into place without messing up the RTV sealant.
Yea, the top bolts are tight, but they are doable. Just be extra careful when you reinstall and everything should be fine. It's really not that bad
Do you have a link to what torque wrench you bought?
Sure thing. I've updated my amazon page with my recommended torque wrenches. Amazon.kflo-krib.com and then go under mechanic tools
Carnal el aceite para saber el nivel ??? Va asta arriva ??
Fill up the diff until it starts overflowing from the fill hole
Are you in Toronto bro?
I'm in NJ brother
KFlo Tacoma damn I should have said what up. Was there with my Taco last summer. Rode around all over in NJ.
Yea man. Next time
Where are find your torque specs for your vehicle u have a link?
I have a physical shop manual
I use my hands. Only used a torque wrench a few times in my life. I'd only recommend a t. Wrench for engine heads and other more important parts.
RIP cam tab
These tabs get bent pretty easily when you're offroad driving - check out the product called taco tabs
KFlo Tacoma alignment techs are also very dangerous to cam tabs... gotta armour up!
I guess the previous owner thought it be a good idea wear out these bolts
Previous owner didn't think that antiseize exists